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STS-40
Human spaceflight. STS-40 was launched on June 5, 1991 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Jun 14, 1991).
COSPAR 1991-040ANORAD 21399United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Columbia (STS-40)
- Common name
- STS-40
- Payload designation
- OV-102
- International designator
- 1991-040A
- NORAD catalog number
- 21399
- GCAT identifier
- S21399
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/418
Mission
- Mission type
- Human spaceflight
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- OV-102
- Owner
- NASA JSC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Platform (bus)
- STS OV
Launch
- Date
- June 5, 1991 · 13:24 UTC
- Launch record
- 1991-040Success
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 278 km
- Apogee
- 296 km
- Inclination
- 39.01°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- June 14, 1991
- Last known active
- Jun 14, 1991
- End of operations
- Jun 14, 1991
Size
- Mass
- 95.7 t
- Dry mass
- 89.1 t
- Total mass with attached objects
- 109.4 t
- Length
- 37.3 m
- Diameter
- 23.80 m
- Span
- 37.3 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q905133 (CC0).